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1684624

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date	23/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what public appointments are made directly by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL1853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The statutory basis for public appointments is set out in the Public Appointments Order in Council 2023, which lists public appointments regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments and includes those identified as being made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, listed as entries under the Department of Health and Social Care. A copy of the document is attached.</p><p>When the order is next updated by Cabinet Office, it will also include public appointments to the board of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body, which are made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is also responsible for making the following public appointments, which are not regulated by the Commissioner:</p><p>- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, chair and non-executive members;</p><p>- UK Health Security Agency, chair and non-executive members; and</p><p>- NHS Pensions Board, chair only.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 29/01/2024 17:24:20 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name Public-Appointments-Order-in-Council (1).pdf title Public Appointments Order in Council
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1683935

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Bombings: Omagh
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the government of Ireland regarding the possibility of that government establishing a public inquiry into the Omagh bombing of 1998.
tabling member printed	Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
uin	HL1786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>In October 2021, the Northern Ireland High Court found that an Article 2 compliant investigation into the Omagh bombing had not taken place, citing four grounds which the Court held could give rise to plausible arguments that there was a real prospect of preventing the Omagh Bomb. The <em>Gallagher </em>judgement also expressed a desire that a simultaneous Article 2 compliant investigation occur in Ireland, though it recognised that it was not within the Court’s power to order a cross-border investigation.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the findings of the Court, the Secretary of State announced in February 2023 that the Government would establish an independent statutory inquiry into the Omagh bombing. In June 2023, the Secretary of State appointed Lord Alan Turnbull as Chairman of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry. The Government continues working at pace to finalise the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>While this is, of course, a matter for the Irish Government, the UK Government is keen to understand what consideration it has given, since the <em>Gallagher </em>judgement, to the setting up of an investigation in Ireland to discharge its obligations under Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights. This issue was directly raised most recently by me at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference on 28 November 2023.</p><p> </p><p>This is one of several legitimate questions regarding the Irish Government’s record of dealing with legacy matters in its own jurisdiction.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Caine question first answered 29/01/2024 11:42:46 answering member 4581 label Biography information for Lord Caine
tabling member	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee

1683940

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Operating Theatres: Fires
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how they categorise surgical harm in reference to the outcomes of surgical fires; and what plans they have to categorise harm based on the areas most affected by such a fire.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Any unexpected or unintended incident which could have, or did, lead to harm to one or more patients can be recorded on the Learn from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE) service, to support local and national learning. This would include surgical fires and burns. Providers are encouraged to foster a positive safety culture among their staff, and ensure an appropriate local focus on incident recognition, recording, and response.</p><p> </p><p>Recording onto LFPSE is a voluntary process, except where reporting to NHS England fulfils duties for other statutory mandatory requirements, such as reporting notifiable incidents to the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulations of which are available in an online only format. NHS England shares all such data with the CQC. Notifiable incidents include events resulting in serious harm or the death of a service user, and therefore the most serious surgical fires or surgical burns are subject to mandatory reporting. However, providers are encouraged to record all patient safety incidents, irrespective of the level of harm, to support local and national learning.</p><p> </p><p>As such, all recorded patient safety incidents, including surgical fires and burns, are categorised according to the level of harm thought to have resulted, as well as being linked to various other categorical items of data, such as the location of the incident and when it occurred.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 26/01/2024 13:13:14 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1683942

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Databases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 27 February (HL5458), whether they will place in the Library of the House examples of (1) the YAML specifications, and (2) the Python code, currently used to create or define dashboards within the NHS installation of Palantir Foundry.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL1793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>NHS England will from time to time publish examples of specifications and code that are deemed useful to the wider community and industry, including where appropriate the sharing of code within the NHS GitHub. To ensure that NHS England is creating a vibrant marketplace for both end users and for industry, we aim to publish the Canonical Data Model structures and metadata in line with the Technology Code of Practice. NHS England has already published the General Practice Workforce Metrics repository in the NHS GitHub which provides example code already in use and for products which will transition to the Federated Data Platform and will review as the platform is implemented what further specifications and code should be published.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1436 question first answered 24/01/2024 14:13:44 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1683961

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Self-employed: Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the application of health and safety legislation to those who work freelance and as contractors.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL1822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>Under health and safety law, employers have a responsibility to protect workers and others from risk to their health and safety, including those who work freelance or as contractors.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/01/2024 12:28:20 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1683962

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Film and Television: Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what requirements are in place to ensure health and safety risk assessments are maintained in the film and television industry.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL1823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations provide an effective framework for securing the health, safety, and welfare of those working in the film and television industry.</p><p> </p><p>Employers and the self-employed working in the film and television industry are required by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of risks to workers, themselves, and others from their work activities for the purpose of identifying and implementing measures to manage those risks. If there is reason to suspect an assessment is no longer effective or if there has been significant change in the matters being assessed, then an assessment must be reviewed and amended. Where an employer employs five or more employees they must record the significant findings of an assessment, and any group of employees identified by it as being especially at risk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/01/2024 12:26:52 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1683963

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Film and Television: Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance has been issued to the film and television industry regarding the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL1824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>Work in the film and television industry is covered under the general requirements of the Health and Safety etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations. However, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) also provides extensive guidance on common or higher risk activities encountered across multiple industries which may be applicable to activities within film and television production, e.g. working at height or managing asbestos (when filming on location).</p><p> </p><p>HSE also provides a range of guidance which is specific to film and television industry that describes the various roles and responsibilities of those within the production process (INDG360: Health and safety in audio-visual production. Your legal duties) and information sheets for specific production activities and risks, e.g. stunts, use of firearms and filming while using vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>All guidance and information are freely available on the HSE website, a section of which is dedicated to health and safety in the film, theatre and broadcasting industries.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, industry specific guidance is also available from a range of industry bodies and stakeholders.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/01/2024 12:28:07 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1683972

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Demos and Breast Cancer Now report The Cost of Breast Cancer: Modelling the economic impact to the UK, published on 22 January, what assessment they have made of the economic benefits of increasing breast screening uptake.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst no assessment has been made of the economic benefits of increasing breast screening uptake or the timescales for reaching the achievable target of 80%, the Government continues to be committed to supporting and improving uptake the NHS breast screening programme.</p><p>A national plan has been developed by NHS England in collaboration with key stakeholders such as cancer alliances, to improve uptake in the breast screening programme from 2023 and beyond; this is in line with the Long Term Plan commitment that by 2028, 75% of cancers will be diagnosed at stages one and two.</p><p>The improvement plan is not set to be published, but covers the priorities and interventions needed to increase uptake. This includes expanding access to screening, reducing inequalities, continuing to develop IT systems to improve data analytics, and ensuring communications are inclusive and accessible to all.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1798 HL1799 HL1800 question first answered 24/01/2024 14:07:50 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1683973

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, based on the current speed of recovery, what estimate they have made of when breast screening uptake in England could reach the achievable target of 80 per cent.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst no assessment has been made of the economic benefits of increasing breast screening uptake or the timescales for reaching the achievable target of 80%, the Government continues to be committed to supporting and improving uptake the NHS breast screening programme.</p><p>A national plan has been developed by NHS England in collaboration with key stakeholders such as cancer alliances, to improve uptake in the breast screening programme from 2023 and beyond; this is in line with the Long Term Plan commitment that by 2028, 75% of cancers will be diagnosed at stages one and two.</p><p>The improvement plan is not set to be published, but covers the priorities and interventions needed to increase uptake. This includes expanding access to screening, reducing inequalities, continuing to develop IT systems to improve data analytics, and ensuring communications are inclusive and accessible to all.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1797 HL1799 HL1800 question first answered 24/01/2024 14:07:50 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron

1683974

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Department of Health and Social Care on 15 September 2023 (198696), whether they will make the Uptake Improvement Plan for the breast screening programme public.
tabling member printed	Baroness Merron
uin	HL1799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst no assessment has been made of the economic benefits of increasing breast screening uptake or the timescales for reaching the achievable target of 80%, the Government continues to be committed to supporting and improving uptake the NHS breast screening programme.</p><p>A national plan has been developed by NHS England in collaboration with key stakeholders such as cancer alliances, to improve uptake in the breast screening programme from 2023 and beyond; this is in line with the Long Term Plan commitment that by 2028, 75% of cancers will be diagnosed at stages one and two.</p><p>The improvement plan is not set to be published, but covers the priorities and interventions needed to increase uptake. This includes expanding access to screening, reducing inequalities, continuing to develop IT systems to improve data analytics, and ensuring communications are inclusive and accessible to all.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham grouped question UIN HL1797 HL1798 HL1800 question first answered 24/01/2024 14:07:50 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron